Ralph Truman


Ralph du Vergier Truman was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England.
Truman originally studied at the Royal College of Music and was a regular performer on the radio from 1925, appearing in an estimated 5,000 broadcasts.
His best-remembered film roles include Tigellinus in MGM's Quo Vadis, the French herald Mountjoy in Laurence Olivier's film Henry V, the evil Monks in David Lean's Oliver Twist, George Merry in the Walt Disney version of Treasure Island, and the Police Inspector in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. He also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including Danger Man.
He died 15 October 1977 in Ipswich, Suffolk aged 77.

Selected filmography

  • City of Song
  • The Bells as Blacksmith
  • The Shadow as Elliot
  • The Perfect Flaw as Richard Drexel
  • Lieut. Daring R.N. as Mung
  • D'Ye Ken John Peel? as 1st Ruffian Footman
  • The Lad as O'Shea
  • Three Witnesses as Bellman
  • That's My Uncle as Monty
  • The Case of Gabriel Perry as Inspector White
  • The Silent Passenger as Saunders
  • Jubilee Window as Dan Stevens
  • Father O'Flynn as Fawcett
  • Late Extra as Minor Role
  • Captain Bill as Red
  • Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk as Sam Cohen
  • The Crimson Circle as Lawrence Fuller
  • The Marriage of Corbal as Charles
  • The Gay Adventure as Buck
  • East Meets West as Abdul
  • Fire Over England as Spanish Inquisition Representative
  • Secret Lives as Prison Guard
  • The Lilac Domino as Doorman
  • Under the Red Robe as Captain at Castle
  • Silver Blaze as Bert Prince
  • Change for a Sovereign as Archduke Paul
  • Dinner at the Ritz as Auctioneer
  • It's a Grand Old World as Banks
  • South Riding as Nursing Home Doctor
  • The Drum as Dinner Guest
  • The Challenge as Giordano
  • Many Tanks Mr. Atkins as Zanner
  • Life of St. Paul as Orderly
  • The Outsider as Sir Nathan Israel
  • Black Eyes as Diner
  • The Saint in London as Kussella
  • Just like a Woman as Maharajah
  • The Seventh Survivor as Captain
  • Sabotage at Sea as Horace Chandler
  • The Butler's Dilemma as Bishop
  • Henry V as Mountjoy, The French Herald
  • Lisbon Story as Police Commissionaire
  • Beware of Pity as Maj. Sandor Balinkay
  • The Laughing Lady as Lord Mandeville
  • Woman to Woman as Colonel
  • Dusty Bates as Merryvale
  • Mrs. Fitzherbert as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  • Oliver Twist as Monks
  • Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill as Comber
  • Eureka Stockade as Gov. Hotham
  • Christopher Columbus as Captain
  • The Interrupted Journey as Inspector Waterson
  • The Reluctant Widow as Scowler
  • Treasure Island as George Merry
  • Quo Vadis as Tigellinus
  • The Golden Coach as Duc de Castro
  • Malta Story as Vice Adm Willie Banks
  • The Master of Ballantrae as Maj. Clarendon
  • Knights of the Round Table as King Marr
  • Beau Brummell as Sir Ralph Sidley
  • The Night My Number Came Up as Wainwright
  • The Ship That Died of Shame as Sir Richard
  • Tons of Trouble as Inspector Bridger
  • The Black Tent as Maj. Croft
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much as Inspector Buchanan
  • Wicked as They Come as John Dowling
  • The Long Arm as Colonel Blenkinsop
  • The Silken Affair as Minor Role
  • The Good Companions as Memsford
  • Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Vice-Admiral
  • The Spaniard's Curse as Sir Robert Wyvern
  • Beyond This Place as Sir Matthew Sprott
  • Ben-Hur as Aide to Tiberius
  • Under Ten Flags as Admiral Benson
  • Exodus as Colonel
  • El Cid as King Ferdinand
  • Nicholas and Alexandra as Rodzianko
  • Lady Caroline Lamb as Admiral